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| Started by | Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> |
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| First post | 2019-01-18 12:56 -0500 |
| Last post | 2019-01-19 11:46 -0500 |
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Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> - 2019-01-18 12:56 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 10:11 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:22 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 10:28 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:30 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-18 20:45 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 14:45 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 05:02 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> - 2019-01-18 13:28 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:32 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:20 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:26 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-18 21:17 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-18 13:08 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 11:18 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-18 14:40 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 05:02 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 09:05 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 05:02 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 21:56 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 19:37 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 19:47 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 23:13 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-19 00:52 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 23:54 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-19 15:42 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-19 11:34 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-18 21:17 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-01-18 17:14 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-01-18 19:51 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> - 2019-01-18 21:03 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-01-19 18:34 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 16:17 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 23:14 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-18 20:53 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 17:04 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-01-19 18:36 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-20 04:26 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 08:14 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-19 04:26 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 13:24 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-19 07:31 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 15:08 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 17:18 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 18:29 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-19 11:03 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 19:08 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-19 14:11 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 19:35 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:02 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 20:12 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:17 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-20 03:33 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 13:16 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-20 17:52 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 19:54 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-20 14:57 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-21 00:19 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-21 17:45 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-21 12:58 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-22 04:18 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-22 12:13 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-22 21:48 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-23 21:41 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-24 01:09 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-24 16:21 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-20 11:59 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 20:28 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-20 13:51 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 22:07 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? YK <xxxxx@dialme.com> - 2019-01-20 17:51 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 23:37 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-21 12:47 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-21 20:51 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-21 13:27 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? YK <xxxxx@dialme.com> - 2019-01-20 20:06 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-21 14:29 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-21 17:36 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2019-01-20 17:09 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-20 17:18 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-21 18:35 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-20 22:58 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-19 11:26 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:21 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-19 12:25 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:46 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-19 12:57 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 22:49 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-19 15:19 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-19 15:44 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 18:34 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-19 11:03 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 19:14 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 20:06 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:10 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-20 03:31 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-19 15:44 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2019-01-19 11:46 -0500
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| From | Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 12:56 -0500 |
| Subject | Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? |
| Message-ID | <0001HW.D8677D67056ECEEEB02919BF@news.astraweb.com> |
I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. -- Ed
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| From | Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 10:11 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1t4s3$1t3q$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #120722 |
On 2019-01-18 9:56 a.m., Ed Norton wrote: > I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances > that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends > up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or > the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. > On the Mac itself... ...very rarely. On the iPhone and Apple TV. All the time.
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| From | gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 10:22 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1t5gr$v7a$1@news.albasani.net> |
| In reply to | #120723 |
On 2019-01-18 18:11:16 +0000, Alan Baker said: > On 2019-01-18 9:56 a.m., Ed Norton wrote: >> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. >> > > On the Mac itself... ...very rarely. > > On the iPhone and Apple TV. All the time. Ah--I should have mentioned I don't use it on the Macbook, as I use clamshell and it can't hear me very well. I haven't thought to use it with the Apple TV. I assume there's no "hey siri", just pushig the mic-icon button instead. What are your common usages there?
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| From | Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 10:28 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1t5sp$111$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #120725 |
On 2019-01-18 10:22 a.m., gtr wrote: > On 2019-01-18 18:11:16 +0000, Alan Baker said: > >> On 2019-01-18 9:56 a.m., Ed Norton wrote: >>> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >>> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >>> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >>> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. >>> >> >> On the Mac itself... ...very rarely. >> >> On the iPhone and Apple TV. All the time. > > Ah--I should have mentioned I don't use it on the Macbook, as I use > clamshell and it can't hear me very well. > > I haven't thought to use it with the Apple TV. I assume there's no "hey > siri", just pushig the mic-icon button instead. What are your common > usages there? > It's far quicker to switch to a different app using Siri. Skip the opening credits for shows: "Ahead 75 seconds"
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| From | gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 10:30 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1t5vc$vkc$1@news.albasani.net> |
| In reply to | #120728 |
On 2019-01-18 18:28:43 +0000, Alan Baker said: > On 2019-01-18 10:22 a.m., gtr wrote: >> On 2019-01-18 18:11:16 +0000, Alan Baker said: >> >>> On 2019-01-18 9:56 a.m., Ed Norton wrote: >>>> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >>>> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >>>> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >>>> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. >>>> >>> >>> On the Mac itself... ...very rarely. >>> >>> On the iPhone and Apple TV. All the time. >> >> Ah--I should have mentioned I don't use it on the Macbook, as I use >> clamshell and it can't hear me very well. >> >> I haven't thought to use it with the Apple TV. I assume there's no >> "hey siri", just pushig the mic-icon button instead. What are your >> common usages there? >> > > It's far quicker to switch to a different app using Siri. > > Skip the opening credits for shows: "Ahead 75 seconds" Both excellent! Many thanks. If more occur to you let me know!
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| From | Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 20:45 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrnq44emc.m1p.g.kreme@jaka.local> |
| In reply to | #120725 |
In message <q1t5gr$v7a$1@news.albasani.net> gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > On 2019-01-18 18:11:16 +0000, Alan Baker said: >> On 2019-01-18 9:56 a.m., Ed Norton wrote: >>> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >>> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >>> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >>> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. >>> >> >> On the Mac itself... ...very rarely. >> >> On the iPhone and Apple TV. All the time. > Ah--I should have mentioned I don't use it on the Macbook, as I use > clamshell and it can't hear me very well. > I haven't thought to use it with the Apple TV. I assume there's no > "hey siri", just pushig the mic-icon button instead. What are your > common usages there? "Watch Deadpool" "What did s/he say" "TV" (runs the TV home setting "Movie Sign" (runs the movie home setting) "Cary Grant movies" "Turn off all the lights" I never use it on the Mac, but I use it a lot on the phone/iPad, but most of my use is the homepods or the Apple TV. -- I leave symbols to the symbol-minded - George Carlin
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| From | gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 14:45 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1tktk$qnl$1@news.albasani.net> |
| In reply to | #120738 |
On 2019-01-18 20:45:00 +0000, Lewis said: > "Watch Deadpool" > "What did s/he say" > "TV" (runs the TV home setting > "Movie Sign" (runs the movie home setting) > "Cary Grant movies" > "Turn off all the lights" Duly snatched for consideration...
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2019-01-19 05:02 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <gafpabF1gehU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #120725 |
gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > On 2019-01-18 18:11:16 +0000, Alan Baker said: > >> On 2019-01-18 9:56 a.m., Ed Norton wrote: >>> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >>> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >>> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >>> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. >>> >> >> On the Mac itself... ...very rarely. >> >> On the iPhone and Apple TV. All the time. > > Ah--I should have mentioned I don't use it on the Macbook, as I use > clamshell and it can't hear me very well. > > I haven't thought to use it with the Apple TV. I assume there's no > "hey siri", just pushig the mic-icon button instead. What are your > common usages there? I have a HomePod and can invoke Siri from the office or living room - even while it’s playing music at a loud volume. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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| From | Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 13:28 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <0001HW.D8678505057097ECB02919BF@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #120723 |
On Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:11:16 -0500, Alan Baker wrote (in article <q1t4s3$1t3q$1@gioia.aioe.org>): > On 2019-01-18 9:56 a.m., Ed Norton wrote: >> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. >> > > On the Mac itself... ...very rarely. > > On the iPhone and Apple TV. All the time. Yeah, I should have qualified that. I meant on the Mac. I use it myself with the iPhone when driving. -- Ed
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| From | gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 10:32 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1t63k$tkc$1@news.albasani.net> |
| In reply to | #120727 |
On 2019-01-18 18:28:37 +0000, Ed Norton said: > On Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:11:16 -0500, Alan Baker wrote > (in article <q1t4s3$1t3q$1@gioia.aioe.org>): > >> On 2019-01-18 9:56 a.m., Ed Norton wrote: >>> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >>> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >>> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >>> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. >>> >> >> On the Mac itself... ...very rarely. >> >> On the iPhone and Apple TV. All the time. > > Yeah, I should have qualified that. I meant on the Mac. I use it > myself with the iPhone when driving. This conversation has just wised me to another, which I just tested. "hey siri calendar event on february 13th with Dr. Franklin at 10:30am." I *despise* working with the calendar on the iphone, and in the end find myself just putting it off until later. Or mis-scheduling it.
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| From | gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 10:20 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1t5d1$bgt$1@news.albasani.net> |
| In reply to | #120722 |
On 2019-01-18 17:56:07 +0000, Ed Norton said: > I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances > that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends > up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or > the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. Nothing "novel" about the way I use it. I get in the car, put the iphone or ipad on the passenger seat, and siri-text my wife that I'm leaving school, or on my way to a store. "Hey Siri, send a text message to Nancy and say shall I pick up a bento box on the way home or do you have dinner plans question mark." Done. Very convenient especially in traffic and in SoCal I always am. Using the airpods to listen to faux rain and napping in the afternoon, I double tap my left head set and ask "what time is it", and I get the time and a return to the rain without having to take of my eye mask, grab my phone, check the time, turn it off, put on the eye mask again while ensuring I don't fall back to sleep again. I've taken to hitting the mic icon when texting someone; dictation is vastly less tedious than two-finger hung and peck. Expanding on that, I now use siri with more frequency to capture "Notes" information. In the kitchen where I am invariably in a scramble, I yell, "Set a timer for 20 minutes and label it potatoes." "Set a timer for 12 minutes and label it white wine in the freezer." And so forth. When I am using remote.app to drive the iTunes collection on my Mac, and playing it via airport express modules in my living room and den, it's very handy indeed to bellow "Hey siri skip this song". It took a long long time before I even began doing some of these things, and even then, quite tentatively. One has to get intentionally drive the habit before it can ever be commonplace. It's always easier to do things the time consuming way, and you half to over come the short-term easier. The first few I mention, are regular activities, the last few are only occasional, but their hit-count is increasing. Getting wise to siri is like writing scripts to do frequently repeated tasks: Most people don't "have the time" to waste setting up a process by which they stop "wasting time".
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| From | gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 10:26 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1t5ph$vgo$1@news.albasani.net> |
| In reply to | #120724 |
On 2019-01-18 18:20:17 +0000, gtr said: > In the kitchen where I am invariably in a scramble, I yell, "Set a > timer for 20 minutes and label it potatoes." "Set a timer for 12 > minutes and label it white wine in the freezer." And so forth. I should underscore the utility of this: I have actually started doing this a lot more frequently while sitting in the office. "Set an alarm for 2 P M, label it call Jimmy back". "Set a timer for 10 minutes label it "you have to leave now or you'll be late". Etc. Plenty of etc.
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 21:17 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <gaeu3vFqfqeU2@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #120724 |
gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > On 2019-01-18 17:56:07 +0000, Ed Norton said: > >> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. > > Nothing "novel" about the way I use it. I get in the car, put the > iphone or ipad on the passenger seat, and siri-text my wife that I'm > leaving school, or on my way to a store. > > "Hey Siri, send a text message to Nancy and say shall I pick up a bento > box on the way home or do you have dinner plans question mark." Done. > Very convenient especially in traffic and in SoCal I always am. > > Using the airpods to listen to faux rain and napping in the afternoon, > I double tap my left head set and ask "what time is it", and I get the > time and a return to the rain without having to take of my eye mask, > grab my phone, check the time, turn it off, put on the eye mask again > while ensuring I don't fall back to sleep again. > > I've taken to hitting the mic icon when texting someone; dictation is > vastly less tedious than two-finger hung and peck. Expanding on that, > I now use siri with more frequency to capture "Notes" information. > > In the kitchen where I am invariably in a scramble, I yell, "Set a > timer for 20 minutes and label it potatoes." "Set a timer for 12 > minutes and label it white wine in the freezer." And so forth. > > When I am using remote.app to drive the iTunes collection on my Mac, > and playing it via airport express modules in my living room and den, > it's very handy indeed to bellow "Hey siri skip this song". > > It took a long long time before I even began doing some of these > things, and even then, quite tentatively. One has to get intentionally > drive the habit before it can ever be commonplace. It's always easier > to do things the time consuming way, and you half to over come the > short-term easier. The first few I mention, are regular activities, the > last few are only occasional, but their hit-count is increasing. > > Getting wise to siri is like writing scripts to do frequently repeated > tasks: Most people don't "have the time" to waste setting up a process > by which they stop "wasting time". Same here. It’s very useful for all sorts of things. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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| From | Elden <usenet@moondog.org> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 13:08 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <p8OdnVmGuKOpud_BnZ2dnUU7-XWdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #120722 |
On 2019-01-18, Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> wrote: > I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those > appliances that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so > useful and ends up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the > Bagel Cutter or the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. I use it all the time to control Homekit devices and play music. -- -=Elden=-
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| From | gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 11:18 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1t8qq$tlm$2@news.albasani.net> |
| In reply to | #120731 |
On 2019-01-18 19:08:36 +0000, Elden said: > On 2019-01-18, Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> wrote: >> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those >> appliances that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so >> useful and ends up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the >> Bagel Cutter or the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. > > I use it all the time to control Homekit devices and play music. Which homekit devices?
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| From | Elden <usenet@moondog.org> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 14:40 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <iJ-dnX4BNt5epN_BnZ2dnUU7-RWdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #120733 |
On 2019-01-18, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote: > On 2019-01-18 19:08:36 +0000, Elden said: >> >> I use it all the time to control Homekit devices and play music. > > Which homekit devices? Mainly lights (Philips Hue) and a couple of smart plugs. We also use HomePods where Siri of course comes in not only handy, but is pretty much required. Your explanation also reminded me... CarPlay. Siri is pretty good there although I'm sure I've not explored the half of it. Works great for phone calls and Messages. -- -=Elden=-
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2019-01-19 05:02 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <gafpacF1gehU2@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #120731 |
Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote: > On 2019-01-18, Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> wrote: >> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those >> appliances that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so >> useful and ends up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the >> Bagel Cutter or the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. > > I use it all the time to control Homekit devices and play music. Same here. “Turn on the living room light at 50%.” Done. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
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| Date | 2019-01-19 09:05 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <q1tbi6$rrk$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #120722 |
On 2019-01-18 17:56:07 +0000, Ed Norton said: > > I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances > that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends > up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or > the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. A few people use it, but for most it's just a gimmick to be toyed with as an initial novelty / "look at me" or they don't even know it exists.
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2019-01-19 05:02 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <gafpadF1gehU3@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #120735 |
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: > On 2019-01-18 17:56:07 +0000, Ed Norton said: >> >> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. > > A few people use it, but for most it's just a gimmick to be toyed with > as an initial novelty / "look at me" or they don't even know it exists. Bullshit from hopelessly out of touch Your Name, as usual. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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| From | gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> |
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| Date | 2019-01-18 21:56 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <q1ue5g$4gt$1@news.albasani.net> |
| In reply to | #120759 |
On 2019-01-19 05:02:05 +0000, Jolly Roger said: > Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: >> On 2019-01-18 17:56:07 +0000, Ed Norton said: >>> >>> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those appliances >>> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful and ends >>> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel Cutter or >>> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. >> >> A few people use it, but for most it's just a gimmick to be toyed with >> as an initial novelty / "look at me" or they don't even know it exists. > > Bullshit from hopelessly out of touch Your Name, as usual. I don't know about the generalized "most people", but I know a lot of people with iPhones and none seem to make use of Siri at all. I'm not talking about the tech-heads, but mosts of my crew is 55+, and I may be the only one among them that uses it. I don't know about the kids.
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